Aerial toy



G. R. SELEY v AERIAL TOY Filed April 15, 1924 Patented Jan 27, 1925, r rg p I g I rice.

GEORGE R, SELEY, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

AERIAL TOY.

Application fi1ed April 15, 1924. Serial No. 706,727.

To all whom it may concern. for these members, as they might have otherBe it known that I, GEORGE R. SELEY, a forms than relatively short,hollow, closecitizen of the United States, residing at San endedcylinders, but I have found that these Diego, in the county of San Diegoand State produce the best effect. A socketed handle I 5 of California,have invented certain new 17 is used for initially supporting thespinand useful Improvements in Aerial Toys, of dle, this soc-ketedhandle being provided which the following is a specification, referwithoppositely disposed, vertical slots 18 at ence being had to theaccompanying drawdiametrically opposite points, through which ings. acord 19 passes. 10 This invention relates to toys, and partic- 1th aconstruction of this kind, the sockularly to an aerial toy in the natureof an eted handle is supported in the hand, the

aerial top. cord being wound upon the spindle, and The general object ofthe invention is to then the cord is pulled rapidly in the usual providea very simple device of this characway and this causes the rotation ofthe spin- 15 ter which, when it is rotated, will rise in the dle and asit rotates the, spindle rises into air, and so constructed that it willcarry the air. If the fire-cracker is initially light with it afire-cracker, and also so constructed, the fire-cracker will explode inthe air ed that as it rises it will make. a whistling and thus the toymay be rendered very sound. amusing, particularly so during occasions 20My invention is illustrated in the accomlike the Fourth of July. panyingdrawings, wherein I do not wish to be limited to the details Figure 1 isa perspective view of my imof construction and arrangement of parts,proved toy; as it is obvious that these may be changed in Fi ure 2 is avertical sectional view manv wavs without de artin from the- 25 thereof.spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing,10 designates a I claim:-

spindle and mounted upon the spindle is a A toy of the characterdescribed compris sleeve 11 which projects above the upper ing a spindlehaving reversely inclined end of the spindle so as to form a socket l2,wings, a socketed handle for supporting the in which a fire-cracker 13may he carried. spindle, a cordwhereby the spindle may be 9 Also mountedupon the spindle so as to roii itially rotated, there being a sleevesurtate therewith are a pair of opposite, rerounding the spindle andextending above versely inclined wings or blades i l which the same toform a socket adapted to reare apertured at 15, and disposed in saidceive a fire-cracker, the wings being proapertures are the short,closed-ended whisvided with members adapted to cause a t-ling members16. These are forced tightly whistling noise as the wings are rotated.into the apertures. When the top is spin- In testimony whereof Ihereunto ailix my ning and rising into the air, these members 16signature. 7 I will produce a whistling noise. I do not wish to belimited to any particular shape GEORGE R. SELEY.

